Toronto International Film Festival 2018: Documentaries
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- DirectorErrol MorrisStarsSteve BannonBill ClintonHillary ClintonA portrait of controversial political strategist and former Donald Trump advisor, Steve Bannon.
- DirectorJames LongleyStarsFazulaHasibaYaldash Mir-HabibullahA dozen years after his Oscar-nominated Iraq in Fragments, American documentarian James Longley delivers a sweeping, profoundly compassionate group portrait of Afghan students and teachers still weathering national turbulence.
- DirectorRon MannStarsRick KellyCindy HulejDorothy KellyFive days in the life of fabled Greenwich Village guitar store Carmine Street Guitars.
- DirectorAlexis BloomStarsTony WaagBabette BombshellCatherine CorcoranA documentary that explores the rise and fall of the late Roger Ailes, from his early media influence on the Nixon presidency to his controversial leadership at Fox News.
- DirectorMichael MooreStarsJim AcostaRoger AilesBrooke BaldwinFilmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
- DirectorJimmy ChinElizabeth Chai VasarhelyiStarsAlex HonnoldTommy CaldwellJimmy ChinAlex Honnold faces the biggest challenge of his career, climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. He pursues it Free Solo, which means climbing without a rope and alone.
- DirectorNaziha ArebiAn intimate look at post-revolution Libya through the eyes of an aspiring all-female soccer team, whose struggle to gain mainstream acceptance mirrors the broader challenges facing women in contemporary Libyan society.
- DirectorShannon ServiceJeffrey WaldronStarsTun LinPatima TungpuchayakulGhost Fleet follows a small group of activists who risk their lives on remote Indonesian islands to find justice and freedom for the enslaved fishermen who feed the world's insatiable appetite for seafood. Bangkok-based Patima Tungpuchayakul, a Thai abolitionist, has committed her life to helping these "lost" men return home. Facing illness, death threats, corruption, and complacency, Patima's fearless determination for justice inspires her nation and the world.
- DirectorRithy PanhStarsRandal DoucIn Rithy Panh's latest exploration of the lasting effects of the Cambodian genocide, a 13-year-old boy who loses most of his family begins a search for their graves.Cambodian-born, France-based filmmaker Rithy Panh has dedicated much of his career to investigating the campaign of genocide undertaken by the Khmer Rouge during the Cambodian Civil War and memorializing its victims.
- DirectorJanus MetzSine PlambechIn the small northern region of Jutland, Denmark, over 900 Thai women are married to Danish men, a trend that started 25 years ago when a former sex worker from Northeastern Thailand married a Jutland native and has since helped lonely local men and impoverished women from her village find someone to marry and share life with. Acclaimed filmmaker Janus Metz and his anthropologist wife, Sine Plambech, follow four of these Thai-Danish couples over ten years in an intimate chronicle that explores universal questions of love and romance, dreams and everyday hardship, life and death, and the very nature of family.
- DirectorTom VolfStarsFanny ArdantJoyce DiDonatoMaria CallasAn intimate look at the life and work of Greek-American opera singer Maria Callas, as told in her own words.
- DirectorWerner HerzogAndré SingerStarsMikhail GorbachevWerner HerzogAndré SingerThe life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final President of the Soviet Union in chronological order.
- DirectorFrederick WisemanFollowing the 2016 presidential election, Frederick Wiseman's documentary dissects small-town America to understand how its values impact and influence the political landscape of the nation.
- DirectorBarry AvrichStarsBenjamin FerenczChristian WenaweserDavid SchefferA portrait of Ben Ferencz, the last surviving Nuremberg Trial prosecutor, who continues to wage his lifelong crusade in the fight for law and peace.
- DirectorVitaliy ManskiyStarsVladimir PutinTony BlairAnatoliy ChubaysA rare glimpse at the young Putin and the vast political machine that brought him to power.
- DirectorAlan HicksRashida JonesStarsQuincy JonesRashida JonesKareem Abdul-JabbarAn intimate look into the life of icon Quincy Jones. A unique force in music and popular culture for 70 years, Jones has transcended racial and cultural boundaries; his story is inextricably woven into the fabric of America.
- DirectorBilly CorbenStarsFrankie DiazBryan BlancoIan MacklesBilly Corben's true-crime dramedy investigates the MLB's infamous doping scandal involving a nefarious clinician and his most famous client: the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez.
- DirectorMargarethe von TrottaBettina BöhlerFelix MoellerStarsIngmar BergmanRuben ÖstlundLiv UllmannInternationally renowned director Margarethe von Trotta takes a closer look at Bergman's life and work and explores his film legacy with Bergman's closest collaborators, both in front and behind the camera, as well as a new generation of filmmakers. The documentary presents key scenes, recurring themes in his films and his life, and journeys to the places at the center of Bergman's creative achievement and the focal points of his life such as the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm, locations and landscapes from his masterpieces, and the stations from his career in Sweden, France and Germany. Explore the many layers of Bergman's work and life with INGMAR BERGMAN - LEGACY OF A DEFINING GENIUS.
- DirectorMark DeebleVictoria StoneStarsChiwetel EjioforAthena is a mother who will do everything in her power to protect her herd when they are forced to leave their waterhole. This epic journey, narrated by Chiwetel Ejiofor, takes audiences across the African savannah, and into the heart of an elephant family. A tale of love, loss and coming home.
- DirectorTom DonahueStarsReese WitherspoonMira NairShonda RhimesAn investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.
- DirectorAndrey PaounovStarsChristoAn uncensored look into the artistic process and personal relationships of Christo, an artist known for his large-scale installations. For the first time since the passing of his wife and partner, Jeanne-Claude, Christo sets out to realize, The Floating Piers, a project they conceived together many years before.
- DirectorAstra TaylorStarsAstra TaylorSilvia FedericiEleni PerdikouriThis documentary examines the philosophy behind the concept of Democracy, from ancient Athens to modern Greece and the American Civil Rights movement.
- DirectorJawad RhalibStarsSachli GholamalizadHiam AbbassZouzou Ben ChikhaIn a film that gives voice to Arabs worldwide who refuse to be defined by stereotypes of repression and fundamentalism, director Jawad Rhalib questions the many facets of his culture that have sadly been forgotten by western and middle eastern media alike - especially its love for dancing and music. An important and timely reminder that the creative arts have always been an integral part of the great texture of the Arab identity.
- StarsTilda SwintonAdjoa AndohJane FondaA documentary that spans 13 decades and five continents to give a guided tour of the art and craft of movies as told by female filmmakers.
- DirectorMaxim PozdorovkinStarsLeon GonzalezHiroshi IshiguroZheng JiaJiaHBO Original Documentary that shows how humans are becoming more and more dependent on robots nowadays. This film also features several points of view from engineers, journalists, and philosophers who talk about different situations where robots have caused the death of humans, and how they represent a threat to society.
- DirectorAlex HolmesStarsFrank BoughJohn ChittendenBruno Du BoisThe story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.